The only reason you might not want to invest in Mega Man for the Virtual Console is if you feeled turned off by its difficulty, or some of its other "unrefined" elements of design. But like all the other franchise-establishing NES hits mentioned back up in the intro, Mega Man's sequels polished and improved upon the foundation laid down here and offered some of the best gaming experiences on Nintendo's 8-bit system.
Presentation - 6.5
Graphics - 8.0
Sound - 8.5
Gameplay - 8.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
David Garnica of Gaming Rebellion writes: "Mad scientists use their incredible intellect to create giant robots, weapons of mass destruction, horrendous monsters, or any of these at the same time. Regardless of the medium, a mad scientist’s only purpose is to fulfill his own goals, such as kidnapping a girl, spreading chaos, and of course, taking over the world."
Lido writes "Mega Man #45 is a complete and utter triumph. It manages to be more adult and uncompromising than most adult comics without losing sight of the core of the material it adapts. A supremely emotional tale that proves the full depth and extent of what can be done in a kids comic when the authors set out to tell compelling and engrossing stories; Storytelling free from talking down their audience."
"The naming conventions of the role-playing characters we create can be…strange. Some use the names of friends and family. Some use the names created for the game.
And then some, like our own Stephen Hilger, name their characters after one syllable words for foods like pork or salt.
In this week’s Pixelitis Podcast, Hilger is joined by Andrew Martins, Karen Rivera and Patrick Kulikowski for a weekly discussion of the latest goings on in games."
-The Pixelitis Staff
